First lessons in extemporizing on the organ / by Hamilton C. Macdougall.
| Author/creator | Macdougall, H. C. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : G. Schirmer, Inc., ©1922. |
| Description | vii, 23 pages : music ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Fundamental principles. Tests as to natural aptitude -- Harmony and musical form. Four-measure form ; Change-endings: getting away from the theme ; Two-measure and eight-measure phrases ; Suggestions as to practice ; The eight-measure phrase (four plus four) ; Taking account of stock ; The six-four chord, second inversion ; Contrary motion between highest and lowest parts ; A twenty-eight measure piece (song-form) ; Recapitulation -- Choosing the theme : Extending the form. Themes from hymn-tunes ; Suggestions for practice ; Harmonic technique -- Other forms. Sixteen-measure phrases ; Extemporizing in four parts -- Inversion of the theme. Melody in the bass ; Melody in the tenor -- Varying the harmony: Registration. Consistency in accompanimental figures ; The developmental (continuous) style ; Importance of attractive registration ; General schemes -- The chorale prelude -- The fugato and other forms. Technique through writing ; Other forms. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 23). |
| LCCN | 22009550 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | MT68 .M19 1922 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |